# CVE-2006-2492

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2006-2492
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-06-08; CISA due date 2022-06-22
- EPSS: 48.11% (percentile 98.9)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-07)
- Weakness: CWE-120
- Published: 2006-05-20

## Affected

- microsoft:office
- microsoft:works_suite

## References

- [advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-027
- [other] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2068
- [other] http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1345
- [other] http://www.osvdb.org/25635
- [other] http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/919637.mspx
- [other] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1738
- [other] http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1346
- [advisory] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
- [other] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1872
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18037
- [advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/20153
- [other] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26556
- [advisory] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012
- [other] http://securitytracker.com/id?1016130
- [other] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1418
- [advisory] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-139A.html
- [other] http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/05/19/429353.aspx
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2006-2492

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